Exchange 2000 and Lotus Domino Coexistence and Migration

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Published: April 1, 2002

By John Westworth, Randy Treit

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This Exchange technical article describes how to deploy Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server in a Lotus Domino and Lotus Notes Release 5 or later messaging environment and how to migrate from a Lotus Domino messaging environment to an Exchange 2000 messaging environment using some of the tools included with Exchange 2000.

Before proceeding with the deployment steps covered in this article, you must have a thorough understanding of basic Lotus Domino, Exchange 2000, and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server deployment and administration concepts. If you are unfamiliar with concepts such as Lotus Domino domains, Lotus Domino certifier IDs, named networks, Windows 2000 Active Directory directory service, Exchange connectors, and so on, you must familiarize yourself with these concepts prior to implementing the steps in this article.

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Number of Pages: 90

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Part 1: Deploying Exchange 2000 in a Lotus Domino Environment

This section explains how to deploy Exchange 2000 in an existing Lotus Domino messaging environment. After reading this section, you will understand how to deploy Exchange 2000 in your Lotus Domino environment, and thus enable users of both messaging systems to interact with each other as if they are members of the same messaging system.

This section is divided into two subsections:

  • Understanding Coexistence Between Exchange 2000 and Lotus Domino

  • Configuring Exchange 2000 in a Lotus Domino Environment

The first subsection provides the background information you need to deploy Exchange 2000 in your existing Lotus Domino messaging environment. The second subsection provides the actual deployment steps.

Part 2: Migrating from Lotus Domino to Exchange 2000 Server

This section explains how to migrate users from a Lotus Domino messaging environment to an Exchange 2000 messaging environment.

This section is divided into two subsections:

  • Understanding Migration from Lotus Domino to Exchange 2000

  • Migrating from Lotus Domino to Exchange 2000

The first subsection gives you the necessary background information to migrate successfully from an existing Lotus Domino messaging environment to an Exchange 2000 messaging environment. The second subsection leads you through the actual migration steps.